Community-based upper-extremity rehabilitation improves motor function and performance of functional activities in chronic stroke

In the Arch Physical Medical Rehabilitation http://1.usa.gov/hAQpOz Dr. Pang and his colleagues from School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, GF Strong Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada assess the effects of a community-based exercise program on motor recovery and functional abilities of the paretic upper extremity in persons with chronic stroke. The patients underwent an exercise program designed to improve upper-extremity function (1h/session, 3 sessions/wk for 19wk). The group found that community-based exercise program can improve upper-extremity function in persons with chronic stroke.
The HandTutor and ArmTutor system is proven to improve upper extremity function in pateints with arm movement dysfunction in both rehabiliation clinic and the home.